"Despite the multiple humanitarian challenges, the Near and Middle East region has faced over the last year, the ICRC Jordan Delegation has continued supporting key humanitarian operations within and outside of Jordan. The ICRC Logistics Supply Center …
Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to represent the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at the third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), alongside representatives …
The Red Cross Field Hospital was established and opened on 9 May 2024, and is implemented in coordination with the Palestine Red Crescent Society and supported by Red Cross Societies of Australia, Austria, Canada, China (Hong Kong branch), Denmark, Finland …
Over the past five weeks, the ceasefire agreement has allowed for families to be reunited and for the deceased to be brought back to their loved ones for proper burials. More humanitarian aid has also entered Gaza, where countless lives depend on it. As a …
During World War II, the ICRC was active in providing aid to prisoners of war (POWs), facilitating communication between POWs and their families, and monitoring conditions in internment camps. However, the mandate at the time did not explicitly extend to …
More than 120 armed conflicts rage across the globe today—too many to comprehend—their agony and turmoil reduced to distant statistics and forgettable trivia. Amid these wars’ many differences, they all share a common denominator: human pain. Most are …
Excellencies, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, It is a privilege to be with you all to speak about the Global Initiative for international humanitarian law (IHL). I am invested in this initiative because I believe an exceptional effort is needed to …
President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today violations that were once considered abhorrent have, disturbingly, become normalized in conflicts around the world. I stand before you to remind us of an undeniable truth: Every patient killed in a …
During his time in the country, he engaged with Afghan authorities in Kabul, met with patients and beneficiaries of humanitarian services in Kabul, and took stock of the ICRC’s response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. He also met with the leadership, …
Despite the decline in the number of clashes in the past year, humanitarian consequences such as displacement, damage or destruction of civilian properties and disruption of livelihoods persist. Many people living in areas affected by conflict are …
As the fighting in North and South Kivu intensifies, hospitals are overwhelmed. Since January 2025, more than 1,400 weapon-wounded patients have been admitted to four ICRC-supported hospitals. Nearly half are civilians, including many women and children. …
This may involve working with parties to the conflict to bring their fallen soldiers back home, helping family members reunite with their loved ones through cross-border passages, or facilitating repatriation operations for civilians. Safe cross-border …
Ambassador Gafoor, Excellencies, The ICRC is grateful for the opportunity to address this OEWG on the question of how international law applies to the use of ICTs. To build on the working group's precise description of existing ICT threats, the …
In response, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) addressed protection needs for people separated and families of the missing, and visited places of detention to improve conditions and ensure that individuals deprived of their liberty are …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to fulfil the role assigned to us by the parties. This work is a fundamental humanitarian duty. We must be clear: any degrading treatment during release operations is unacceptable. We have …
Our role today was to fulfill a vital humanitarian duty to allow families to mourn with dignity. They deserve to grieve and honour those they lost with a proper burial. These operations should be done privately out of the utmost respect for the deceased …
The latest clashes in and around Goma, the capital city of North Kivu, have forced hundreds of thousands of people in the city to flee, leaving everything behind. In addition, nearly 300,000 people who had been taking refuge in camps for displaced people …
Ambassador Gafoor, Excellencies, dear Colleagues, The International Committee of the Red Cross is grateful for the opportunity to participate in this 10th meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group. We would like to commend this working group for having …
11. In recent years, threats of nuclear-weapon use have become commonplace. Nuclear threats raise serious concerns from a humanitarian, legal and ethical perspective. It should be stressed that there can be no distinction between so-called responsible and …
In 2024, assisting health facilities that treated individuals affected by the conflict, including those with gunshot wounds, was a top priority. The ICRC in Ethiopia also focused on reconnecting and reuniting families separated by the conflict, as well as …
